### Request for Information FAA-2016-2892 9-AWA-AVS-333Exemptions (FAA)

Dear Mr. Bunch: This letter is to inform you that certain inform ation is missing from your petition for amendment dated 12/13/2015 on behalf of Flanagan & Emerson Mining and Exploration LLC (Docket No. FAA–2016– 2892). This information is necessary for the Fede ral Aviation Administration (FAA) to process your petition. Your petition for exemption indicates that you wish to conduct agricultural aircraft operations using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) weighing less th an 55 pounds for commercial agricultural related services, and/or mosquito and insect c ontrol. Agricultural aircraft operations [1] are regulated under part 137 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). In order to conduct agricultural aircraft operations wi th sUAS, you must request relief from certain parts of 14 CFR part 137, Agricultural Aircraft Operations as we ll as part 107, Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The petition for exemp tion must state the sections from which you are requesting relief, why granting your request is in th e public interest, and “the reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how th e exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rules from which you seek exemption.” 14 C.F.R. § 11.81. You can find the regulations governing the rulemaking process in part 11 of Title 14 CFR

. If the FAA grants the exemption it will be necessary to apply for a certificate to conduct agricultural aircraft operations under 14 CFR part 137 . Guidance may be found in FAA AdvisoryCircular (AC) No. 137

- 1A , Certification Process for Agricultural Aircraft Operat ors, dated 10/10/07. This applies to persons who are seeking either a private or commercial agricultural airc raft operating certificate. Application must be made in person with the Flight Standards District Office that has jurisdiction ove r the area in which your home base of operations is located. If you intend to dispense substances as described above, please submit the additional information (nonproprietary) to your docket at www.regulations.gov

. Once your information is submitted, please save your tracking number and submit your tracking number along with the information submitted to the docket, and any proprietary information electronically via e-mail to 333exemptions@faa.gov. If you want us to process your request any further, we must receive the information described above by 10/05/16 . If we do not receive the inform ation, we will close the docket without notifying you further. If you wish to limit your petition to activities perm itted under part 107 without need for exemption, your operation may be conducted under part 107 and you do not have to respond to this request.

[1] An agricultural aircraft operation is “the operation of an aircraft for the purpose of (1) dispensing any economic poison, (2) dispensing any other substance intended for plant nourishment, soiltreatment, propagation of plant life, or pest control, or ( 3) engaging in dispensing activities directly affecting agriculture, horticulture, or forest preservation, but not including the d ispensing of live insects.” 14 C.F.R. §137.3.
FAA Office of Rulemaking Sent: W ednesday, September 21, 2016 12:06 PM To: info@flanaganemersonminingassociation.co m 

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